Former Paul Operative Indicted In Payoff ‘Scheme’ To Win Iowa Caucuses

Former Paul Operative Indicted In Payoff ‘Scheme’ To Win Iowa Caucuses

By Peter Overby

Jesse Benton runs the superPAC backing Ron Paul’s son, Rand Paul, in his presidential bid. But Paul’s campaign pointed fingers at the “Obama Justice Department” for the timing of its release.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/05/429719041/former-paul-operative-indicted-in-payoff-scheme-to-win-iowa-caucuses?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=politics

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